Author Archives: Krist

About Krist

Companion of Wally who is featured at MrWally.com. More at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristjake/

The Arrogance of Hillary Clinton

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Krist

“And I’m trying to be as transparent as I possibly can.” -Hillary Clinton as quoted in the New York Times on 9/8/15 Does anyone actually believe that statement?  Of course not.  It’s a lie on its face.  And we need … Continue reading →

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The pals known as The Sharks

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Krist

In the last post I mentioned the “Sharks,” three energetic senior citizens who reside in California and share a love of the outdoors.   Over five decades they’ve done a lot of mountain climbing together in the U.S. West, Alaska, and overseas. … Continue reading →

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Mount Morrison

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Krist

You may have heard of the passing last month of Dick Bass, who, in 1985, became the first person to summit the highest mountain on each of the seven continents.  That achievement is described in the well received book he … Continue reading →

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Serving others

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Krist

For those readers who may be interested in keeping up with a wonderful dog family member, the blog at MrWally.com has a recent entry on serving others. It begins: “One of my guardians recently visited Ohio for a high school … Continue reading →

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A Highly Recommended Hike

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Krist

Last week, to celebrate my wife’s birthday, she, one of her best childhood friends, and I took a hike in Mount Tamalpais State Park, which is just a few miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge.  Not only do I … Continue reading →

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Mono Lake – fearing for the birds

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Krist

With the California drought on many peoples’ minds including mine, I’m trying to be aware of the not so obvious ramifications of the state’s precipitation shortage.  This got me to thinking about Mono Lake and the birds that visit it every … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Green Film Festival #5 – this week!

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Krist

With Opening Night just two days away on May 28th and then continuing through June 3rd, the 5th annual San Francisco Green Film Festival promises to be the best and best attended in its short history.  And, as its attractive, informative, and … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Challenge, continued

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Krist

The Dolphin Club Swim Commissioners recently posted the results sheet for the 2014-2015 Polar Bear Challenge.  It’s at http://www.dolphinclub.org/2015/polar-bear-challenge-results/. Also, as promised in a previous entry, I’m providing a link to the most recent issue of the Dolphin Log here. … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Hall of Fame corrected with inclusion of Laura Merkl

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Krist

This short entry is to note that the recent post on my personal Dolphin Club Polar Bear Hall of Fame has been revised – the major change in the corrected version is the inclusion  of Laura Merkl in the Hall of … Continue reading →

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My Polar Bear Hall of Fame

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Krist

(An earlier blog entry on the Dolphin Club‘s Polar Bear provides some background on the event and may be accessed here.  Also, this post is subject to revision as outlined in the P.S. near the end of the post.) Asked of … Continue reading →

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